Terminal structure for electrical cables.



0. W. DAVIS. TERMINAL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICAL GABLES APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1909. RENEWED FEB. 24, 1911.

1,005,003. Patented 0013,1911.

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UNITED STATEQ BigFENT OFFICE.

'oHARLEs W. av s, or Inncnwonrn, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQR .TO STANDARD UNDERGROUND CABLE COMPANY, or PITTSB R H, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA- TION OF PENNSYLVANIA;

TERMINAL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTBICAL CABLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To aZZ whom it may concern Beit known that I, CHARLES W. IJAVIS,

residing at Edgeworth, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, a citi- 'zen'of the United States, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Terminal Structures for Electrical i Cables, of which improvements the follow: 1

My invention relates to improvements for f terminal structures for multiple-conductor; metal-sheathed cables, and its object is simplicity-of structure, together; with efiiciency in service. 7 e

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification'Figure '1 is'a; vertical sectional view of a terminal struc ture embodying my present invention with, the cable and the leads-out in place and con-i s tion 0 .1 he. .n 1'. g-

Parts which are repeated inthe several? figures have -the same referencenumerals. int each case. v I i This terminal structure consists -essen-- :tially of a body portion 1 formed of insulat- I ing material and-of substantiallycylindrical shape with an inner axial cavity open from: .end tovend, the cavity being at one end of lsuitablejsize for the reception of the cablel the opposite end 'to form the chamber 2.;

Means are provided at the smaller end for! making rigid hermetical connection-between: said cylindrical body and the metallic sheath of the cable when applied toplacei? Such connection conveniently consists of a} thimble 7 secured at one end'tothe body 1; as by the screw thread connection 6, and at the opposite end to the metal sheath of'the- "cable" as by wiped soldered joint The screw connection between thimble 7 and body;

1 should be protected by an overhanging portion of the body 1, and this overhanging portion is preferably inclined downwardly, the position of the entire structure being, as will be understood, vertical, and the smaller end of the orifice through body 1 through which the cable is introduced being preferably the lower end. -The opposite upper end of the orifice through the body portion 1 is closed by a cap 1 and this cap 4: is preferably provided at its.

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Patented Oct. 3, 1911. Renewed February 24, 1911. ,Serial No. 610,603.

coat 5. The conductors forming the cable are electrically connected" to the leads-out 10,- the connection being formed within the cavity of body portion 1.' The leads-out extend out through openings formed in-the side walls of the body portion, said openings being preferably formed at the inner ends of pockets formed in the exterior face of the should incline'downward from their inner ends so as to prevent collectlon of moisture preferably extend outward above that porby a plurality of webs 12 extending radially between adjacent petticoats 3 and 9. At

least one such web-should be formed ,between adjacent openings for the leads-ou t The particular terminal which I have chosen'for adapted to the leading out of two conductors, and to that end there are two orifices 11,. It Will be understood that the number of these lead-out orifices will correspond to the number of conductors. to be thus led out. Referring to Fig. 2.it will be seen that while -I have two leads out, and these are preferably arranged 'at points diametrically opposite one another, I have rovided four webs 12, of the nature whicli v prevent leakage. -Tw'o such webs, would be .of substantial value inpreventing leakage from one lead-out to-the other, but' four are inoreefiective; for, the structure being eib posed to the weather, astorm coming from "any quarter and beating in under the petticoat will not be able to establish a con tinuous moist surface from one lead out to the other, in consequence of this'quadra'nt arrangement of the four webs; and so for greater security in case of a like structure with three leads-out, instead ofproviding three webs, one betweeneach pair of adjapair of leadout orifices; and so with larger edge with a leakage-preventing pettinumbersiof leads-out, 1 preferably employ therein. The lower walls of the pockets formed by a plurality of'petticoats extending outwardly and downward above and I I have described, to

The inner walls of these pockets 1 tion of the-body 1 to which the thimble is p purposes (if-illustration is one which is a correspondingly greater number of Webs for the purposes described.

The assembling of this structure will wires, each filling the lead-out orifices 11 through which it extends; When the connectlons have thus been made, I. preferably fill the entire space within the structure with an insulating substance applied in liquid form, and when the space is filled 1 complete the structure by applying the cap 4 which seals the Whole. The structure then standing in vertical position, each lead-out is protected against leakage, whether over the entire surface of the body 1 or from one orifice to the other, by the means particularly described above.

It will be understood that the body portion 1 is made Wholly or substantially of in-.

sulating material, and the cap 4 is also preferably made of like materia It will be observed that the pettiooat 9 which protects the screw thread connection 6 between the body 1 and the thimble 7, also serves as a leakage-preventing device between the leads-out and the metallic cable sheath.-

I claimiherein as my invention:

1. A terminal case or shell. for an electrical cable having an open ng for the introduction of a cable, and provided with a plurality of lead-out orifices, a petticoat formed on the external surface of said case or shell protecting said lead-out orifices, and a web extending between said petticoat and the adjacent surface of the case or shell separating adjacent lead-out orifices, substantially as described.

2. A terminal case or shell for an electrical cable including in its structure a sub stantially cylindrical body portion open at one end for the introduction of'a cable, an encircling pettieoat formed on the external surface of said body portion, a radially disposed web extending between said pet-ticoat and the adjacent surface of said body portion, and lead-out orifices formed in the wall of said body portion adjacent to said one end for the reception of a cable,'an,

encircling petticoa't formed on its external surface, a plurality of. lead-out orifices formed inthe wall of said body portion adjacent to said petticoat, and a plurality of radially disposed webs separating two adj acent lead-out orifices extending between said petticoat and the adjacent surface of said body portion, substantially as described.

4. A. terminal case or shell for an electrical cable consisting of a substantially cylindrical body portion open at its opposite ends' and having lead-out orifices in its cylindrical walls, said body portion being further provided externally with a petticoat which when the structure in normal position overhangs said lead-out orifices, and with a web extending from said petticoat to the adjacent surface of said body portion between two lead-out orifices, and a petticoated-cap for one end of said body portion, substantially as described.

5. A three piece terminal for an electric cableconsisting of a thimble adapted to be connected hermetically to a cable-sheath, an

integral homogeneous casing of insulating material externally petticoated and provided beneath the protection of the petticoat with'a plurality of lead-out orifices,

and a cap, substantially as described.

In, testimony whereof, I have hereuntoset my hand.

CHARLES W. DAVIS.

W'itnesses j CHARLES BARNETT, THEODORE DUFF.

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